The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Preliminary

   1. 1. Title, application and coming into force

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Building Control Approval

   1. CHAPTER 1 New HRBs

      1. 3. Building control approval for HRB work or stage of HRB work

      2. 4. Building control approval applications for HRB work or stage of HRB work

      3. 5. Building control approval applications for HRB work or stage of HRB work: time limit

      4. 6. Building control approval applications for HRB work or stage of HRB work: consultation

      5. 7. Building control approval applications for HRB work or stage of HRB work: decisions

      6. 8. Building control authority’s power to require notifications etc. for HRB work or stage of HRB work

      7. 9. Notice before starting on site and further notice when work is “commenced”

   2. CHAPTER 2 Existing HRBs

      1. 10. Notification of emergency repairs to existing HRB

      2. 11. Building control approval for work to existing HRB

      3. 12. Building control approval applications for work to existing HRB

      4. 13. Building control approval applications for work to existing HRB: time limit

      5. 14. Building control approval applications for work to existing HRB: consultation

      6. 15. Building control approval applications for work to existing HRB: decisions

      7. 16. Building control authority’s power to require notifications for work to existing HRB

      8. 17. Notice before starting on site and further notice when work is “commenced”

4. PART 3 Changes before or during construction

   1. 18. Change control

   2. 19. Change control: record-keeping

   3. 20. Change control: notification requirements

   4. 21. Change control applications

   5. 22. Change control applications: time limit

   6. 23. Change control applications: consultation

   7. 24. Change control applications: decisions

   8. 25. Change control: the building control authority’s power to specify notifiable changes and major changes

   9. 26. Change control: major changes and notifiable changes

   10. 27. New client etc.

   11. 28. Insolvency etc. of the client: notifications

   12. 29. New principal contractor or principal designer etc: notification

   13. 30. Variation of a requirement imposed on a building control approval

5. PART 4 Golden thread, mandatory reporting, information handover etc.

   1. 31. Golden thread

   2. 32. Mandatory occurrence reporting system

   3. 33. Mandatory occurrence reporting: reporting to the building control authority

   4. 34. Mandatory occurrence reporting: defences

   5. 35. Mandatory occurrence reporting: definitions

   6. 36. Mandatory occurrence reporting: client duty on appointment of principal contractor or principal designer

   7. 37. Handover of information on completion etc.

   8. 38. Information to be provided where work is scheme work

6. PART 5 Completion certificates

   1. 39. Completion certificate applications

   2. 40. Completion certificate applications: time limit

   3. 41. Completion certificate applications: consultation

   4. 42. Completion certificate applications: inspection

   5. 43. Completion certificate applications: decisions

   6. 44. Partial completion certificates

7. PART 6 Inspections etc., regularisation, review of decisions, appeals and section 30A procedures etc.

   1. 45. Inspections etc.

   2. 46. Regularisation of unauthorised building work

   3. 47. Appeal of decisions

   4. 48. Appeal in relation to Welsh Ministers’ decision

   5. 49. Section 30A prescribed applications

   6. 50. Section 30A applications: procedure

   7. 51. Section 30A applications: electronic submissions

   8. 52. Section 30A applications: determinations

   9. 53. Section 30A applications: appointed persons

   10. 54. Deemed rejection of the original application

   11. 55. Section 30A applications: appeals

8. PART 7 Miscellaneous

   1. 56. Exempt work

   2. 57. Contraventions by the building control authority not to be subject to enforcement

   3. 58. Provisions in relation to which a stop notice may be given

   4. 59. Transitional provisions

9. Signature

10. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Documents

       1. 1. Competence declaration

       2. 2. Construction control plan

       3. 3. Change control plan

       4. 4. Building Regulations compliance statement

       5. 5. Fire and emergency file

       6. 6. Partial completion strategy

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Exempt work

       1. 1. Work consisting of— (a) in relation to an existing fixed...

       2. 2. Installation of thermal insulation to suspended timber floors where—

       3. 3. For the purposes of this Schedule— “fixed building service” (“gwasanaeth...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Transitional provisions

       1. 1. Transitional provisions in relation to plans deposited or initial notices given before 1 July 2026

       2. 2. Interpretation

11. Explanatory Note